Bible reading – 1 John 1:9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness Have you had those moments when suddenly the penny drops, and you see things more clearly than before? I knew about confession of sin, I knew about forgiveness of…
Rev. Diane Smith brings us a short video from the garden at Kirton Methodist Chapel
Dear Friends Enclosed in this mailing is a short sermon reflection from myself for Sunday 16th August and Mike Pecks ever helpful Bible study notes on the same theme. The Felixstowe Mission Area Holiday Club was so well received last week that it is now possible to view it on the Circuit website . Thank…
Old Testament Reading Isaiah 56; v 1-8 The focus of this reading is keeping the Sabbath. A truly counter-cultural marker of being God’s Chosen People. During the pandemic, how have we been challenged to keep the Sabbath in different ways? What have you found helpful? How much of the responsibility for keeping the Sabbath lies…
You can’t fail to have noticed the words ‘normal’ and ‘normality’. They are to be heard and read everywhere. For the Christian disciple, ‘normal’ and ‘normality’ both have a meaning far beyond their current usage. Years ago, I heard a lecture by an American theologian and philosopher, Dr Francis Schaeffer, who, in the course of the lecture,…
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20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A 16th August 2020 Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 56 v1, 6-8. All nations will be part of God’s people. Romans 11 v1-2a, 29-32. God has not rejected his people. Matthew 15 v21-28. A woman’s faith. The ‘bigger picture’ requires a ‘bigger heart’. In the gospel reading, the focus is on…
A few years ago, a 42-foot sailboat got caught in stormy seas off the east coast of the United States. Waves rose higher and higher until a giant wave flipped the boat upside down. The heavy keel righted the craft, but damage was significant. A Coast Guard cutter quickly responded to the sailboat’s SOS. But…
I received a message on Facebook on Saturday from a total stranger. The lady had taken the photograph on the right and asked if the book was mine. As you can see it was a Sunday School prize presented to me in 1964, I would have been five, almost six when this book first came…
This week I was delighted to see Leanne (not the Vendors real name) back , selling the “Big Issue” in Felixstowe. She and many others in similar situations have had a very tough time during lockdown. Not all “Big Issue” vendors have been able to return to work at once. Health issues mean some are…